Gate-hinge



Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

5mi/nag G. W. GOSS.

GATE HINGE.

APPLlCATlON FILED FEB. 6. i919.

UNiTEib s'ilA'lhS rArsNr OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GOSS, 0F BALTIMORE, OHIO, ASSIGNGR 0F ONE-HALF TO CHARLES E. GOSS, 0F BALTIMORE, OHIO.

GATE-HINGE Application filed February 6, 1919.

To all w 710m- -t 'may conce/11n.'

lie it known that l, (inonde WV. liess, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the county ot' lFairfield and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gate-Hinges, oi which the following is a speciiication rthis invention relates to gates, and has particular reference to the hinge construction thereol; the object ot the invention being to produce a novel and efhcient hinge construction so 'formed as to be capable of governing the working height or positions ot operation lof a gate, whereby in the event of the latter sagging, or falling from a true and freely swinging position, such defect may be readily compensated for and eliminated by adjusting the hinge construction, the adjustment being ot a very simple nature, easy to eil'ect and will not slip or otherwise become ineffectual.

TWith these and other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention accordingly consists in the novel features oit construction, combinations or" elements and arrangement or parts hereinafter fully described and having the scope thereof set forth in the appended claims. lfn the accompanying drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation oi a gate, showing the application of the improved hinge construction comprising the present invention hereto,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation and vertical section oit the hinge construction,-

and

'Fig'. 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Similar characters of reference denote like and corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

For purposes of illustration, l have shown my improved hinge construction as applied to a farm gate, which has been indicated in its entirety by the numeral l. The construction of this gate by itself does not Yform an essential part of the present invention, as the latter may be applied to gates and other swinging closures of a variety ot forms, uses andsizes. However, the gate l may be said to consist otra plurality of vertically spaced longitudinally extending rails 2, preferably formed from wood and which are rigidly connected in their related positions by means of verti` cally disposed angle bars 3. The latter be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

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ing located, as shown in Fig. 8, on both sides ot' the gate and are in this instance connected with the rails 2 by means of nails et, the latter having their ends bent over to prevent slippage. While bolts and nuts may be used with equal facility, yet it has been found that for a practical and economical construction the nails fl answer every requirement, and, furthermore, they are not likely to rust, as is the case of threaded bolts, so that diiiiculty will not be afforded in effecting the removal. The gate isvfurther braced and strengthened by means of angularly disposed pairs oi' parallel rods o, which are located near the hinged end of the gate and which extend between the sides oi' the bars 2 and the adjacent inwardly situated angle bars 3.

The gate l is in this instance provided at its hinged end and adjacent to its upper and lower edges with a plurality oi parallel bars o. These bars lie on opposite sides of the rails 2a and 2h and are connected therewith by means of suitable securing elements 7. rlhe ends of the bars 6 adjacent to one side thereof are formed to terminate beyond the adjacent ends of the rails 2a and 2b, and these protruding ends are apertured as at S to receive bolts, studs or their equivalents 9, and which bolts also pass through registering openings l0 formed in the ends of the rods 5, so that the latter will be securely clamped to the rigidly carried gate bars 6. Nuts 11 being threaded uponthe ends of the bolts 9 to permit of this i'eature.

Situated between the protruding ends of the bars 6 are a plurality of yoke shaped hinge members l2, which are maintained in supported relation with respect to the bars 6 by providing said members with alined openings 13, which are located to receive the bolts or studs 9. By reference to Fig. 3, it will be noted that this construction provides a socket le between the bolt and the closed looped or medial ortion of each hinge member and that this socket may be changed :trom one side of the bolt 9 to the other by simply swinging the hinge member positive:` and reliablein use.

14 will lie between the bolt 9 andthefend of the rail 2, as shown in F ig. 3. This feature permits the upper post'carried pintle l of the gate supporting structure 1Gv to be connected with the gate at a point nearerthe latter than is accomplished when said pintle occupies its normal position, as it is disclosed in'u'll lines ink Fig'. 3. This adjust ment causes the gate tetoscililatef about its lower point of connection with the pintle 17 situated at. theloW-er extremity offthe structure-.16. From the foregoing it will` be gathered .that Abysimply rotating one orfthe other of the membersl l2, the gate: 1 may' be readily; adjusted .to assumeY variousv 4vertical: positions; thus pmeventing'thesameffrom saggingor becoming: inoperative; This*` ad'- justment is capable of'. being; effected: ,in a very,` convenient and Asimple@manner and is The adjustment is ot' such r character. as ytolelizminate the` necessity; of pifvotaflly connecting'I the horizontal and lvertical members 2 and 3 ci? torate-and" alsoi eliminates theluse off thread ed reach reds-S and other sucht contriva'nces heretofore largely used in securing this gate adjustment.

What I claim is: Y

l. In a gate, a hinge therefor comprising a plurality oi' horizontally spaced bars rigidly connected to said gate and situated to have adjacent terminals thereof disposed to project beyond one end of 4said gate, a member situated to lie between the terminals of said bars and formed with a socket portion, a bolt carried `by said bars andupon which said `mem-ber is pivotally mounted, anda gate supporting'pintl'e operablev to occupy said pivoted `Esocket i member;-

2; In agate, a hingevconstruction theretor, comprising a bracketI securedtcI said gate and formed te terminate lin horizontally* spaced arms; al pintle carried by a gate supporting `structure for pivotal-ly 'supporting' said gate, and'meanssWingingly supported'` said arms ferr` coperation with said pintle to varywtherela-tion vrbetween the latter and said' gate.

In testimony ywhereof l aix my` signature;

GEORGEW." GOSS; 

